The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will accept comments from the public until June 22. 

Staff report


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks comments from the public on their recently completed draft feasibility study for the Homer Harbor expansion.

The 30-day public comment period opened May 21 and will close June 22.

The USACE’s feasibility study and environmental assessment stemmed from a need to address overcrowding, safety issues and lack of available space for larger vessels in the Homer Harbor. The draft feasibility report summarizes analysis of four design options that seek to address these issues and recommends Alternative 2 as a path forward.

The City of Homer notes on their website that the study concludes with a recommendation, not a construction commitment.

The draft feasibility report is available on the USACE Alaska District website for public review at www.poa.usace.army.mil/Library/Reports-and-Studies/. Find it under the section titled “Documents Available for Public Review,” then “Civil Works,” then “Homer Navigation Improvements (DRAFT).”

Hard copies of the draft report are also available at the Homer Public Library and the city clerk’s office at Homer City Hall.

Public comments may be sent via email to public.affairs3@usace.army.mil or by mail to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, ATTN: CEPOA-PM-C (Lee), P.O. Box 6898, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska 99506-0898.

For further background information on the USACE study, visit homerharborexpansion.com.

Learn more about the project from Port Director Bryan Hawkins at the upcoming Homer HarborFest, June 5-6; by attending a joint worksession between the Homer City Council and Port and Harbor Advisory Commission on June 8; or by tuning in to the Coffee Table hour on KBBI on June 10.